train. we'll go live to the rescue effort. >> snoring caught on tape. a 911 dispatch ear sleer asleep job. >> lightning moving across the area. doug? >> storm 4 radar. you can see where the rain is. off to the west, forming a lewin -- line of thunderstorms, hagerstown, zoom in, west of manassas area, along 66, you can see lightning and heavy rain. to the north looking at an area around harper's ferry, and lightning meet, and very heavy rain. we are not close to being done with this. rain across much of the area. thunderstorms moving in. i'll show you what to expect in the morning and when we may see relief from the rain coming up all. thank you, doug. the moment of your greatest

need. you call 911. instead of help all you get is silence. lea thompson with the news 4 exclusive, about a dispatcher who fell asleep when needed the most. >> reporter: jim, the news 4 i-team obtained a copy of the recording. a montgomery county woman called 911, because her husband was having trouble breathing and started to turn blue. following protocol, a 911 call taker answers and quickly transfers the woman to a dispatcher who was supposed to send an ambulance. hello. hello? hello? realizing something isn't right, the call taker breaks in. >> hold on, a second, ma'am, let me fry to get them on the line again. >> that light snoring you hear is the original dispatcher, who has fallen asleep. the snores get louder as a new dispatcher tries to help the woman.

>> put one hand on his forehead, the other hand underneath his neck and tilt his head back. >> yes. >> uh-huh. >> the employee was immediately removed from the floor by his supervisor that night. and was placed on administrative leave with pay. pending the outcome of the inquiry. >> montgomery county assistant fire chief says the sleeping dispatcher is an experienced uniformed fire fighter who was 17 hours into a 24 overtime shift. the i-team found dispatchers work twice as long as other dispatchers in our area. >> it actually worked very well. >> the union rep for fire fighter dispatchers. >> while it may seem like a long shift to some body who isn't used to that work schedule it is something normal for a fire fighter to work. >> both he and the county say this is the first time some one has fallen asleep during a 24 hour shift. >> now he's all blue. >> we counted at least 18 snores

on the april 4th recording before the dispatcher finally wakes up. and doesn't realize the woman has been on the line for more than four minutes. >> he stopped breathing for a little while and now i put his -- i put his -- my hand on his chest. >> what's the address? >> uh-huh. >> what's the address. >> ma'am, what's the address? >> the patient was transported to a hospital and is okay. 911 dispatchers are now working in a renovated call center where a supervisor can see all of the dispatchers. the county says it hopes this will prevent any one from falling asleep again. as for the issue of 24-hour shifts, it could come up in the fall when union negotiations begin. jim, doreen. >> thank you. >> dramatic video of an arrest at a d.c. hotel. the man in the video claims officers used excessive force on him. police thought he matched the description of a murder suspect.

turns out they had the wrong man. the man says he was roughed up. despite the case of mistaken identity he still was charged with assault on a police officer. >> you can look at me and see that there was excessive force used at minimum. and there was misconduct at minimum. it shouldn't happen. >> wilson led protestors on a march. the u.s. attorney is taking a look at the assault charge and the d.c. police department is looking into the allegations of excessive force. >> hit by a car. tonight a local student is recovering after an accident near a school bus stop. her neighbors worry others are in danger. jackie benson reports now from herndon. >> being carried down the stairs by her dad, is how she ended a monday that began with being hit by a car. high school students are notorious for dashing to a second school bus stop after they just missed the bus at the first one. that's what tiffany was doing when she made a split second

miscalculation trying to cross six lanes of busy west ox road. >> i guess i didn't see him. they said i flew up in the air. >> her dad saw it happen. >> i just saw her get hit, flew into the air, and -- fall. >> the collision left her with a sprained ankle, sore back, and scratches on her cheek from where she hit the ground when she fell. >> sdnts the bus stops which we moved out of two developments on to ever busier west ox a few years ago are an accident waiting to happen. >> when people come off that, off of 7100, they are trying to get around the bus or they don't stop. >> last fall after complaints from parents, the decision was made to resume in development bus stops on that side of west ox road. but only for elementary school students and only in the morning.

reporting from fairfax county, jackie benson. >> scary moments for commuters after a school bus being towed through the third street tunnel in downtown d.c. caught fire. dozens of drivers were stranded in their cars this morning. many had to abandon the tunnel to escape the smoke. abandon the cars too. the fire aporpears to have been caused by mechanical >> photographs from d.c. councilman barry. he suffered a blood clot in his leg traveling to an annual retail conference. barry said by way of twitter he is doing better today. he is not sure when the hospital will release him. president obama just wrapped up the latest commencement speech of the season. at a high school in the tornado ravaged city of joplin, missouri. deadly tornado hit right after high school graduation ceremony there last year. 161 people were killed. thousand of homes and buildings were destroyed.

today, the wreckage is visible. the president praised students and families for how far they have come. >> woe are stronger to the gets than we are on our own. that's the spirit that has allowed all of you to rebuild the city. and that's the same spirit we need right now to help rebuild america. tomorrow, several events to unite the community are planned as the city marks the anniversary of the tornado. >> appropriate tests over the nato summit are wrapping up in chicago tonight. demonstrators rally today at boeing and president obama headquarters. yesterday's events left several officers and appropriate testers hurt in violent clashes. >> the campaign worker for the d.c. mayor to be charged in the corruption case will be in court tomorrow. he indicate that he will plead guilty to charges of making illegal campaign donations and destruction of evidence. gore worked as assistant

treasurer on the mayoral campaign for gray. the u.s. attorney's office has been investigating, possible campaign corruption for a year now. >> people who don't pay parking tickets in the district could find themselves getting smaller tax refunds. the city's tentative budget includes a plan that would allow the department of motor vehicles to collect outstanding bills by garnishing tax refunds. officials think they could collect 2.5 million a year that way. the plan would not affect motorists who are not d.c. taxpayers. it is now official, a french prosecutor opened a formal investigation into dominique strauss-kahn and allegations of rape at an alleged sex party here in d.c. strauss-kahn accused of violeolently forcing prostitutes into sexual acts at the w hotel in december 2010. he was the head of the international monetary fund at the time. the investigation is part of a larger probe into a suspected prostitution ring, based in the city in france. strauss-kahn is denying charges.

>> today judgment day for a college student who recorded a sixable encounter between his roommate and another man. that video led the roommate to commit suicide. and put a spotlight on gay bullying nationwide. here is angie goff with more. >> he faced ten years in prison and deportation back to india. but was sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years probation. the student sat silently as he waited to hear his fate. in december, 2010 he use aid web-cam to stream video of his roommate kissing another man. he used twitter to encourage others to watch. tyler clemente found out about the spying and killed himself. and the roommate was found guilty of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. before the sentence was handed down, both clemente and his roommate's parents made tearful appeals. >> tyler and i had been very

connected. so much so that i felt like a piece of me died in december 2010. >> he was absolutely devastated and broke knon into pieces. >> the death, legal experts say that is the reason the sentence handed done today was not harsher. but the case may not be over. ravi may appeal the guilty verdict. the prosecution may appeal the sentence. doreen, jim. >> thank you, angry. breaking news in alexandria -- a rescue operation to save an animal stuck in a storm drain. rescuers thought it was a dog stuck down there. second ago we learned the rescuers believe it is a fox and they're stopping the operation to decide how to proceed. we have a reporter on the scene. we will bring you more as we learn it. >> coming up tonight, two women stabbed outside a popular casino in atlantic city days before the weekend. >> when you thought airlines couldn't charge you for anything

else, now are they resorting to going after families. >> also, fired for being too hot. that's what this store worker cl

two tourists in atlantic city were killed today in an apparent robbery tempt. police say a woman stabbed them to death outside bali's casino. it happened in the middle of the day. two canadien women.

one was 47 years old, the other was 80. >> men are, an influential group of health experts, advise men to avoid a common screening for, prostate cancer. saying the psa test leads to treatments that can do more harm than good. american urological association is calling the new recommendation inappropriate and irresponsible. both groups agree, psa testing should still be a personal decision for men and their doctors. >> if you are planning a family get away this summer listen up. fame lows who fly together may not sit together. airlines are now reserving more window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra. those seats could cost $25 or more each way. travel experts say to ensure that you sit with your family you should book your tickets at least two months in advance. >> cardinals and bishops versus

the president. how a lawsuit is shaping up over the obama administration's policy on birth control. >> this is the latest in a standoff between the obama administration and catholic bishops. the arch diocese of washington joined notre dame filing suit against the government claiming violation of religious freedom among more than 40 other catholic diocese, hospitals, health care providers and organizations filing suit around the country. the groups are fighting a government mandate requiring employers to offer birth control to employees. there are exemptions for faith based groups. they only apply to those who primarily hire and serve members of their own faith. catholic hospitals, schools, other groups that serve people regardless of their faith they're not included. >> have the courts decide to what are the constitutional rights of faith based groups all over this country. what are the constitutional limits for the government stepping in and telling us this

is the definition of who you are. >> health and human services secretary, and her agency are labeled as defendants in this lawsuit. she was just heckled at georgetown's graduation last week. her agency has declooined to comment. back to you. >> more now about the breaking news in alexandria where they were trying to save a dog stuck in a storm drain. shomari stone is there. what's going on, shomari? >> fairfax, the fire rescue and police are going to be clearing the scene. over the last, five hours, they thought that this was a dog, well awfulll of a sudden if youe here. the animal ran to this area, saw it was a fox. it ran back. they realize this is not a dog, a fox. they closed the manhole cover and about to clear the scene the i said why. fire fighter told me they're concerned about rabies. many residents called them around 6:00 to say saying that they were hearing a dog barking.

in fact we heard it, sounded like a dog. turns out it was a fox. fire fighters are going to clear the scene and going to continue to try to figure out how this all happened. live in fairfax, shomari stone. back to you. >> a mural to honor late chuck brown, in the petworth neighborhood. on the sweet hango hango--sweet cafe. funeral services expected next week. details not finalized. >> a woman went public with her claim sunny was fired from her job for being too hot. now going after the company that let her go. laurel otis was hired by a ling lingerie manufacturer, and the company's owners, orthodox joouz weren't happy with her attire.

and she was told her breasts were into large and told to tape them down. after being fired she contacted attorney gloria allred to file a work place discrimination complaint. >> she was told by a supervisor that, quote, you were just too hot for this office, end quote. >> when it escalated to the point of her walking me over to a closet and suggesting that i put on a bright red bathrobe and sit at my desk and wear it all day. i felt completely humiliated. >> the company, native intimates has not commented on the woman's complaint. >> neither are we. doug, what's up? >> how about the weather, doug. >> we have got rain out there right now. not just rain. thunderstorm activity. you are thinking about heading into bed tonight. here comes the thunder. lightning out your window. some areas are seeing fairly heavy rain across the area. the district, not one of those places though. we are seeing the clouds. you can see the clouds above the

washington monument in the distance. see how low the clouds are. they're reflecting some of the light from the city. here is storm four radar right now. showing the line. we have, now, formed a line, of thunderstorms here. some heavier downpours. and this line is not moving very much at all. so, within this line, talking from hagerstown, leesburg, warrenton. manassas. fredericksburg. you can easily see an inch. inch and a half here over the next couple hours. we will continue to see this rain. continue to move on in. here is where it is right now. in through loudon county. leesburg. harpers ferry. charlestown. shepherdstown. seeing fairly heavy rain right now. reports of half an inch to inch of rain here. done to the south. manassas. over an inch of rain. it started three hours ago. hay market. gainesville. route 66, manassas. no we get rumbles of thunder and

lightning. another one. lightning stroke right there. now, not seeing anything severe. these will primarily be rain producers. but the rains will be very, very heavy. you extend the line right on down to the south. in through spotsylvania county. some east of fredericksburg. you have it on your east. have it on your west. going to continue to see the rain. notice rest of the area here. here is the line. line i am talking about. extend from raleigh. right new southern new york state. that is an amazing line of thunderstorms. there is another one. back to the west. yet another one back here. then here is the frontal boundary. that has a lot of rain associated with that. that also producing some showers along the tropics. tropical moisture. making its way in through new york city. new york inundated with rain. pretty much all day. high temperature this afternoon. 75 degrees. we did see a lot of rain in parts of the area. .03 at the airport. not everybody saw the rain. some areas nearly 1/2 inch of rain throughout the afternoon. now over an inch in the

locations. picking up .2. and severna park, .44. and the rain will continue through the day tomorrow. over the next few days. temperatures, still nice and mild. 72 in washington. and, right now. 69 down towards fredericksburg. here is what is happening. area of low pressure area. and same scenario on wednesday. you will not just need the purse umbrella. talking big umbrella. golf umbrella. you will need that through thursday afternoon. cloudy, mild. tomorrow morning. there will be areas of fog out there. tomorrow afternoon. showers, thunderstorms, likely. warm, humid. temperatures, 76 to 80 degrees. the next couple days. showing 79 on your thursday. with rain chances through thursday. here comes the rest of the weekend. memorial day weekend. 85, saturday.

86, sunday. 88, monday. memorial day. >> this is not a rain for pink and green, pink and green umbrellas. >> no, it is not. >> gonzalez, dominating. nats/phillies down to the wire. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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gonzalez came out on top. no pitcher gett eer better this. gio is baseball's, current strikeout king. he leads all of major league baseball with 69 ks. gonzalez ready to roll tonight. he couldn't get it going. the centerfielder, late to the party. says hello to the crowd in philly. sure they loved him for that. top of the second. scoreless, but ian desmond takes care of that. deep to center field. desi, hot lately. seventh homer of the year. drives in the only two national runs tonight. on the mound -- gio was terrific. just unstoppable. struck out nine over six shutout innings. again does lead the majors with 69 ks. bottle t bottom of the ninth. gets him to loon out ine out to game. they improve to 29, 25-17 on the

season. it was the first organized team activity of the off-season for the red sknz todskins today. rg-3 was not the headliner today. that honor went to mike shanahan who got steam rolled by two players going up trying to catch the ball during practice. shanahan was watching another drill when he got crunched. he stayed on the ground for a few minutes. toughed it out and finished practice. the players gave him some props. >> he showed some toughness. got up. stuck it out. so, you know that's, a bmark of our team. it was pretty scary to see two guys, running full speed, smack dab into the coach. hopefully he is okay. >> he is our leader, head guy. took everyone's breath away for a little bit. he is a tough guy. if any sign -- reflected, what the team is going to be about this year. he set the tone. by not taking it and getting up

and finishing practice. he kind of set the tone. >> that he did. head coach delivering for the guys out there. tiger woods wants to deliver at congressional. his at & t, national golf tournament, back this year after a two-year absence. tiger says yes he is still chasing. jack nicklaus' record. he expects to get it. >> it's been written and said that jack's record of 18 major championships isn't as important to you now as it once was. is that fair? >> it's important. no doubt. that hasn't changed. it took jack 24 years to get it done. you know, as of right now i am on the same pace he was. people forget that. you know? because i was ahead of schedule for a while. but i am on the same pace. actually he didn't win his 14th until he was 40. >> you have a while? >> i do. we have a long type. we almost saw a 59-year-old win the british open.

we can play this game for a long time. >> so i guess with that logic he hasn't won a major in four years, four more years to one ♪

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